1962 Grand Rapids Blazers (UFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 9-3-0 .750 |
| Head Coach: Gene Gedman |
| Chuck DeShane | Assistant Coach |
| Fred Julian | Assistant Coach |
| Ted Nicollette | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/25/1962 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 0-14 | L | Toledo, OH | Waite Stadium | 6327 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1962 | A | Chicago Bulls | 39-7 | W | Chicago, IL | 5200 | ||
| Sun | 9/9/1962 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | 0-19 | L | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 7120 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1962 | H | Toledo Tornadoes | 44-18 | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 5211 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1962 | A | Chicago Bulls | 14-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Gately Stadium | 2272 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1962 | A | Indianapolis Warriors | 13-36 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Victory Field | 6492 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1962 | H | Wheeling Ironmen | 21-14 | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 5860 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1962 | A | Wheeling Ironmen | 24-7 | W | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Stadium | 7753 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1962 | A | Cleveland Bulldogs | 24-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cloverleaf Speedway | 2038 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1962 | H | Louisville Raiders | 54-12 | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 5200 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1962 | A | Louisville Raiders | 38-7 | W | Louisville, KY | Fairgrounds Stadium | 1423 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1962 | H | Chicago Bulls | 45-19 | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 5116 | |
| Sat | 11/17/1962 | A | Toledo Tornadoes | 21-34 | L | Toledo, OH | Waite Stadium | 4134 | |
| Western Division Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | H | Columbus Capitols | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | |||
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | H | Indianapolis Warriors | 24-20 | W | Grand Rapids, MI | South Field | 5286 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/2/1962 | A | Wheeling Ironmen | 21-31 | L | Wheeling, WV | Wheeling Stadium | 8374 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/25/1962 | Columbus Capitols | Forfeit Win |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bob Beaver | 51 | C | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Murray State JC; Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | |
| Fred Boylen | 55 | LB | 5-11 | 232 | 24 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Art Brandstatler | 67 | DT | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Michigan State | 2 | |
| Leon Burton | 30 | OHB | 5-9 | 172 | 27 | Arizona State | 9 | |
| Emil Caprara | 34 | RB-K | 5-10 | 205 | 26 | Penn State | 12 | |
| Ed Chlebek | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Western Michigan | 12 | |
| Don Cutler | 27/43 | DB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Michigan State | 6 | |
| Bob DeAllen | 27 | RB | 5-11 | 178 | 25 | none | ||
| Gordon Emmons | 63 | DT | 5-11 | 240 | 25 | Alma | 1 | |
| Frank Farella | 61 | LOG | 6-0 | 227 | 26 | Arkansas State | 12 | |
| Rufus Granderson | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 277 | 26 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | |
| Dan Grego | 53 | LB-off | 5-11 | 227 | 22 | Wyoming | 12 | |
| Glenn Harke | 23 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Wisconsin-Stout | 10 | |
| Jason Harness | 83 | SE | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Al Hinton | 70 | DT | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Iowa | 8 | |
| Cliff Jackson | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | North Carolina Central | ||
| Bob Jewett | 80 | SE | 6-2 | 198 | 28 | Michigan State | ||
| Larry Jordan | 84 | DE | 6-6 | 230 | 24 | Youngstown State | ||
| Fred Julian | 25 | DB | 5-9 | 185 | 24 | Michigan | ||
| Will Kellogg | 78 | DE | 6-2 | 279 | 27 | Lincoln (Missouri) | ||
| Sherlock Knight | 79 | ROT | 6-1 | 250 | 24 | Central State (Ohio) | ||
| Tony Kumiega | 60 | OG-LB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Michigan State | ||
| Clyde Kurzinski | 77 | DT | 6-3 | 259 | 27 | Hillsdale | 8 | |
| Frank Lehnen | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Marquette | 12 | |
| John Lewis | 87 | WR | 6-4 | 220 | 28 | Michigan State | 1 | |
| Dave Manders | 50 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 21 | Michigan State | 10 | |
| Don Martis | 70 | G | 5-11 | 210 | 26 | Valparaiso | 1 | |
| Ed McQueen | 80/40 | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 22 | Ferris State | 9 | |
| Ron Miknyocki | 21 | HB | 6-0 | 193 | 23 | Wayne State (Michigan) | ||
| Jim Myers | 69 | DT | 6-1 | 260 | 24 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Howard Neely | 65 | LB | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Michigan State | ||
| Ron Newhouse | 5 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | St. Norbert | ||
| Pete Perreault | 76 | ROT | 6-3 | 246 | 23 | Boston University | ||
| Arden Relerford | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | Michigan State | ||
| Bob Ricucci | 20 | FL | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Michigan State | ||
| Clay Roth | 82 | OE | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Hillsdale | 1 | |
| Ed Ryan | 47 | LB | 5-11 | 210 | 22 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Fred Sauer | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Grand Rapids CC | 7 | |
| John Sharp | 41 | DB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Michigan State | 5 | |
| Don Stewart | 43 | DB | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Larry Thompson | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 245 | 21 | Western Michigan | 1 | |
| Ed Trancygier | 3 | QB | 6-1 | 209 | 23 | Iowa; Florida State | 12 | |
| Chuck Wade | 50 | C | 5-11 | 210 | 28 | Grand Rapids CC | 1 | |
| Jarv Walz | 87 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Central Michigan | 3 | |
| Jimmy Webster | 33 | DB | 5-11 | 204 | 26 | Marquette | 10 | |
| A.J. Williams | 74 | ROG | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Central State (Ohio) | 8 | |
| Tom Winiecki | 71 | DT | 5-11 | 235 | 22 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 59 | 69 | 97 | 73 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 49 | 34 | 46 | 190 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Caprara | 5 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | |||||
| Jason Harness | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| Bob Jewett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| Cliff Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| Leon Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Ron Miknyocki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Ed Trancygier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| Ed Chlebek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Fred Boylen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Don Cutler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Dan Grego | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Glenn Harke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Fred Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Will Kellogg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Bob Ricucci | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Team Totals | 40 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 298 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 190 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Caprara | 5 | ||||
| Cliff Jackson | 4 | ||||
| Ed Chlebek | 2 | ||||
| Ed Trancygier | 2 | ||||
| Leon Burton | 1 | ||||
| Dan Grego | 1 | ||||
| Glenn Harke | 1 | ||||
| Will Kellogg | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Chlebek | 353 | 200 | 56.7 | 143 | 2557 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 19 | 5.4 | 10 | 85.6 | |||||
| Ed Trancygier | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 265 | 6.5 | 13.3 | 2 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Jewett | 58 | 781 | 13.5 | 7 | |
| Jason Harness | 8 | ||||
| Leon Burton | 2 | ||||
| Ron Miknyocki | 2 | ||||
| Cliff Jackson | 1 | ||||
| Fred Sauer | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 21 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cutler | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Webster | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Fred Boylen | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Stewart | 44 | 38.6 | 54 | |||||||
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ricucci | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burton | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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